- Joined
- Aug 27, 2011
- Location
- Central Massachusetts
When war with Spain broke out in the spring of 1898, a convenient central point was sought as a rendez-vous for Regulars and Volunteers,before travelling to Florida to ship out for the Cuba and Puerto Rico. The location chosen was the Chickamauga National Military Park. Some 60,000 men passed through Camp George H. Thomas, and with them, inevitably, their company and regimental critters. The Cleveland Plain Dealer of July 17th, tells their story
I looked through a lot of pictures of Camp Thomas in 1898,
but this is the only one of the "thousands" of four-footed
recruits I could find!
I looked through a lot of pictures of Camp Thomas in 1898,
but this is the only one of the "thousands" of four-footed
recruits I could find!